Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Pen y Cae

Name: Ogof Ffynnon Ddu
Address: Pen y Cae, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Pen y Cae

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, also known informally as OFD, is a cave under a hillside in the area surrounding Penwyllt in the Upper Swansea Valley in South Wales. It is the second longest cave in Wales and the deepest in the United Kingdom. ()

Alternative names: Discovered: 1946Area: 1.49 mi²Length: 36.66 miDepth: 901 ftCoordinates: 51°49'35"N, 3°38'35"W

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Pen y Cae United Kingdom

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Ogof Ffynnon Ddu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dan-yr-Ogof, Sgwd Henrhyd, Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary, Craig-y-Nos Castle.

1.9 miW
Natural attraction, Historical place, Cave
Dan-yr-Ogof, Pen y Cae
49 min walk • Nestled in the scenic Brecon Beacons National Park in the village of Pen y Cae, United Kingdom, Dan-yr-Ogof offers a subterranean wonderland that beckons to be explored. Known as the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, this extensive cave system is one of the...
2.4 miS
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Sgwd Henrhyd, Brecon Beacons
61 min walk • Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys.
2.9 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary, Pen y Cae
74 min walk • Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary. The sanctuary is owned and operated by husband and wife Graham and Jan Garen.
1.7 miW
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Craig-y-Nos Castle, Pen y Cae
45 min walk • Craig-y-nos Castle, is a Scottish Baronial country house near Glyntawe in Powys, Wales. Built on parkland beside the River Tawe in the upper Swansea Valley, it is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Mountain. The castle, formerly owned by opera singer Adelina Patti, is now a hotel.
5.4 miSE
Climbing
Dinas Rock, Brecon Beacons
138 min walk • Dinas Rock is a high promontory of Carboniferous Limestone which rises between the Afon Mellte and its left-bank tributary, the Afon Sychryd on the border between the county of Powys and the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in south Wales.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Gyhirych, Brecon Beacons
61 min walk • Fan Gyhirych is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. It lies within the county of Breconshire, and administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.
3.1 miE
Memorial
Maen Madoc, Brecon Beacons
79 min walk • The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte. It stands approximately 10 feet high.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cribarth, Pen y Cae
67 min walk • Cribarth, sometimes referred to as the Sleeping Giant, is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys in southern Wales. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.
5.3 miSE
Park
Fforest Fawr Geopark
135 min walk • Fforest Fawr Geopark is a Geopark in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south Wales. It is the first designated Geopark in Wales having gained membership of both the European Geoparks Network and the UNESCO-assisted Global Network of National Geoparks in October 2005.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Nedd, Brecon Beacons
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2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Pwll Dwfn, Pen y Cae
59 min walk • Pwll Dwfn is a cave in South Wales. It is located above Dan yr Ogof and cavers can access it from the show cave's car park. The entrance is not gated. Pwll Dwfn is one of the few caves in the area which requires single rope technique. The pot itself consists of five pitches totaling 97 metres from top to bottom.